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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
Bargains in dry goods at LIS. Good & Co. :,
Most Excellent.

J. J. Atkins, Chief of Police. Knoxville,
Tenn, writes: My family and are ben
of your most excellent medicine
DR.. Kings new discovery for consumption,
having found il to be all that you claim
for it, desire to testify to Is virtue. The
friends to whom base recommended it
praise it at every opportunity.
Dr. Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton is guaranteed TO cure Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Group, and every af-
lection Of Throat, Chest, and Lungs.
Trial Bottles free at Logan 4 Co.'S Drug
store. Large Size 81.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16

For bargains in hats, caps and gents
furnishing goods 90 to viii F. Weir, under
New Mcclure House.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
We have now ON exhibit the Iarg,

We have now ON exhibit the largest
Inc of Spring and summer WoOIens
ever placed for inspection I'm our city,
which will be made mp iirst-cIRSS AT
reasonable prices.
SSIbriggRn Underwear. I'm all sizes.
al 81 90 a suit and upwards.
CHESS q SONS,
I33I Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
PETRIFIED SNAKES.

The editor OF the South Branch HteUi-
gcnccr, says: ave were shown Saturday,
by Mr.. Robert Fisher, piece of a petritied
snake taken out of Il mine at Davis, which
he brought home with him. 1t was about
10 inches long, % inches in circumference,
black, very heavy, and presents lumin-
ated surface. Mr.. Fisher says the miners
at Davis have exhumcd several from Is to
20 feet long, at great depths, and they look
as natural as life, even the eyes being per
fectly preserved. "
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
\ NEW TOWN.

A syndicate has purchased tract of land
on the Ohio river, in Mason county, situa-
ted at the mouth OF Little Guyan, and will
lay oil the two hundred acres of bottom
land into town lots something after the
plan OF Huntington. In talk with one
of the members Of the syndicate, he said
that he expected to see quite town spring
up there this summer, as a very large num-
Der OF lots had already been spoken for.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16

Lightning struck the house of James
COlston, colored, at Mechanicstown, Jeffer-
son county, last Saturday, killing n dog
and doing other slight damage On the
same day colored woman, Maria Green,
living near CharlestOwn, was being fol-
lowed about her yard by pet pig, when a
flash of lightning killed the pig by her
side, she escaping injury.
BADLY HURT.
On Monday while Frank, son of Andrew
Fisher, was telling trees on CacapOn Noun
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16

A man named Oscar Myrtle was drowned
at Hatten's landing, in the Big Sandy river,
about three miles from CeredO on Tuesday
night of last week. He had been in the
habit of visiting at Mr.. Wiley Hattens,
and it is supposed he was crossing the river
in leaky skif, (Which has been missing
since when it sunk with him with the sad
result stated above. He has relatives in
this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
YESTERDAY IN THE CRY.
SECOND PAGE

Genuine Kangaroo ShOeS.-L. V. Blond
New and Choice GuOds.-GeO. K. Taylor
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16

Wednesday night Of last week lightning
struck and set fire to the stable and barn
of Mr.. Jacob Adams, situated in Green
Spring Valley, Hampshire county, result
ing in the total destruction of the build
ing and contents, except the horses, con-
sisting of hay and grain, new mower,
buggy-rake and many other farming i'm
plements. 1t was with great difficulty
that the horses were saved by Mr.. John
Grace who lives on the farm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
SAD ACCIDENT.

Miss Lena OverhOlt was drowned in the
Grcenbrier river on the evening of May I'd.
She and Mrs. OverhOlt were in n canoe,
which was drawn into Il swift current and
became unmanageable The ladies be-
came frightened and jumped into the
river. The younger was drawn into the
current and dritted for three miles, where
her body was caught by au Overhanging
tree, where she was Hound 4 few hours
afterward. The older lady succeeded in
getting to shore.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-01
S{LE,NCL'.

Come down from thino aerial height,
Spirit OF the summer night u.
Como stepping softly from tho siondcr
moon
Where thou dost lie upon her gentle
breast,
a nd bring a boon
or silenco and Of solace for our rest.
Or let us lift our souls to that bright place
Where she doth hide her face;
Lap us in light and lustrous fleece andsteep
Our hearts in stiffness drench in drowsy
dreams;
Give us the pleasant languor TINT be-
seems,
And rock our sleep.
Qucll thy barbcd lightning in tho somber
west;
quiet thy thunder dogs that bay the
Sootho the days irctting like tender
nurse;
Breathe on our spirits till thcy be in
tune.
Were it not best
To hush all noises in tho universe,
| And bless with solemn quietude, that thus
The still, small voice of God might speak
tOuS7
--Daasc Dand,igc IN The Critic.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-01
WHY BOILERS EXPLODE.

Mr.. Carol drew diagram Of boil
er>head Ia outline upon the table. It's
like this, no proceeded to explain Slow
~ and deliberately: ''IIere's tho wa
ter line In this boiler" And he drew
a mark across the circle.
"Now It Is the opinion OF boiler men
aud other experts, that the danger from
minute flaws and -tiseuros In the she'll
OF the boiler lies below the water line
and not above 1t. But l have reached
the conclusion that these little fiaws
that 90 untletected upon the most min.
above the water line. Now, mark you,
have found from long and careful
observation, that from 75 to so per cent
of all boiler explosions Cccur at about
z o'clock in the morning, or about the
time when the engine Is being started
up. And that most, If not wholly, tho
balance OF the percentage happen ut
the starting time in the afternoon. Ev-
cry locomotive blows up, you will per-
ceive, at about the time It Is leaving
the depot. 1 was surpl ised at the dis,
covery Of all this, inasmuch as at tho
starting time In the morning, boilers
have no more than about seventy.tiVe
pounds pressure OF steam. That is not
enough to explode, may say, tho
most defective Of shells. Hu et
Then thought II out, and came 10
the conclusion that all Of the danger
lay above the water line, and from the
minute assures ana putctures In the
shell. 1t IL In this way: When tho
boiler Is shut down after a days work,
the condensation forms vacuum; but
through the little chinks and leaks
above the water limo the air rushes In.
In the morning, when the boiler Is
fired up end steam generated to sew
enty-Ave pounds, this air cannot be
elected as rapidly as the vacuum forces
II in. There Is then in the boiler GO per
cent OF water and 40 per cent Of air.
The first revolution thoroughly mixed
the water and tho air, and at seventy
five pounds pressure the air is expanded
with great force, and at this first revo-
luton tho boiler exploded. .f...,r.
TO remedy this, every engineer In
Detroit Is instructed, before starting
his fire, to pull his safety valve wide
open until steam Is seen to come
through, and then shut the valve door
and 90 on. ....,........,.....
Boilers used for agricultural purpose.
are very liable to explode In consc
quencc Of taking water from barrel
. through neglect OF seeing to II that thu
barrel IS kept full. II the barrel IL KEEP
full, all would be well, but it Is allowed
, to become empty or partly 80, ant
:, then the pumps suck air, ard when tint
air is In and fully expanded, tho boilc
- must burst. "--Dctroh Free Press. l..s
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-01

yard" 'sA-esss.ss.e-zsr
ssHow good and kind you are.'' said
Uncle Joe, who could hardly refrain
from telling her that she would be re-
membered III his VIII. "You will
ind -, but never mind now. You
will know" ''---
Not more than y week had passed
away before Major Bradleigh again
sent for Mr., Merton. Mary was re-
quested to retire from the room, aud
not to return, TIL she was called. The
two men were cloeeted together for half
an hour, and Mr.. Merton went out, and
brought in two other men. sgis,.as
"Now, gentlemen" said Uacle Joe.
when the business was In nished, "ncver
speak OF this TIL the right time comes"
The two men left. a'i lts,Hit H"H
"NIr. Merton" !" said sU0cte Joe, "put
those papers In that same pigeon hole,
and there they shall remain I'LL they
are read by you after my death. You
will know where TO tind them.
"Msjor," said Mr.. Merton, sts It not
rather hazardous 10 keep the tirst pa
per:" 81 ln.-a.
thoughtfuliy. .lg
"Your Intentions might be defeated"
"How can they, Mr.. Merton"
"If the interested parties know what
you have done, can't you see there Is
danger ?" as,. :. 5al4sa,is. ,t..
"They shall never know till sou
read Il to them"
Major BradleIgh lived to regret TINT
he did not follow the lawyers advice.
Tho day arrived, as our reader will
soon see, IL he (or she) will only exer-
else a little patience, whenstise poor old
man would have given slnalt fortune
to have had those papers In his hands
Just .frc minntes. But we ,nust not an.
ticipate. ..,..t.. ,,..,f,,tst,,t..,,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-10-22
The GOOse-B0ne.

You may depend upon it, said a
RocklaDd county farmer to a New York
Irtbuue reporter recently. I'VE will
have All open winter and a good wheat
year, the gooSe-bone SAYS so The
goo>c-bone is accepted by many Rock
land county people as better authority
than Wiggins or than their Hacken-
sack ncighbor De Voc. In many farm
houses it Will soon be found hanging
in the hail, and upon its predictions
some men place the fullest reliance.
The rea! prophetic bone, it is claimed.
can only be obtained from a goose that
was Matched out in the spring, and the
goose must not be killed until the
Indian summer has passed away. A
bone taken from q goose Matched in
May last year has a row Of dots around
the keel Of it Indicating the tcmpera-
ture; and the darker the spots the cold
er the weather. 1t is claimed that the
marks dividing the bone Indicate the
three winter months, December begin
nlng at the front. Those who have
read this years bone carefully, say it
indicates more regular weather than
that OF last year, and not SO severe.
There viii he many days during Which
running water VIII freeze. Ihe~Jdest
weather viii occur during the first half
of January, and in that time there viii
be several days Of freezing. 1t will be
the severest part Of the whole season.
Near the point of the bone the discoIor-
alton Isl little heavy, thus showing that
the first day of winter will give proof
Of the seasons change.
January will be ushered in with cold,
and the cold will strengthen as the DAYS
lengthen, the coolest day of the winter
being about January s. The severe
weather Will be brief. followed bv ris-
ing temperature and heavy thaws, and
the last half of the month will see many
rains and now During February
there viii no be any very cold weather.
but 1t viii be a rather disaCreeabIe
month, with SHOWS and rains. 4 few
cold days will be all that February will
contribute TO winter. An early and
decided th.tw Is among the promises OF
the bone. The February thaw will
overflow the mountain streams, and
disastrous floods may be looked for.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-10-22
Russia's Vast Cavalry Forces.

Russia. ALWAYS rather Asiatic than
European. rather nomad than indus
trial, attaches secondary Importance to
infantry in the mechanism Of warfare.
She proposes TO make cavalry al that
other powers would wish to make IN
fantry, bat much more Formidable also.
seeing that trained cavalry can move
with 4 rapidity impossible to infantry.
Gradually she is converting her whole
military power into mounted forces. and
she "a, been 50 earnest in perfecting
her army that. without counting her
territorial reserves, She can already
MOBILIZE 2.4H3,0 600 men. This force,
cIaN>ed in two vast divisions, includes
no less than 1,l30 >1uadrons Of cavalry
-o0N ~quadrona for the first and 80 for
the second. Prussia AT her greatest eX-
tremity could only oppose these l,l3O
~Squadrona with so squadrons Of Ger
man horscmen.
But Russia could still callout cavalry,
and admirable cavalry, bv the hundred
thousand, from her steppes and Der
Asiatlc provinces; all the hordes are
ready 10 obey 4 signal and are being
trained 10 Use repeating rifles. 1t Is be-
lievet by the writer referred to that,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-10-22
STUDYING
Giving Test to the CHI the Hem
Dane Nav BE known.

3. A. H.@ a5' BE- has o9' di1eovsS - 5m ne o pIa9t
of a rare species. Mr.. GreviIle. a Young
scotch botanlSt. wnile rambling IN the
.ffburb. Of Edinburg. stumbled upon 3
small rare plant, Elated with the dis
covery. ne mentioned il to Dnaarclay,
tie witty Professor Of Anatom"s
Is II a beauty asked the prpaessor.
II cannot .ay that, sir. abwered
the Young botanlst, 1T = q small plant,
but It j rare and not easy to tind.
1t appears 10 me" reioined Barclay.
that the great merit Of a botanical dis
covrrv j., its difficulty"
Il cannot altogether deny i. doctor.
Difficulty gives zest to the search. no
doubt.
Well then Mir Greville," replied the
professor. smiling. when | was a boz
nv mother sent me, one dav, across tie
moor with two si>pences TO bay her
some wor,ted thread. sat down by
the way. and. taking out the two SIX
pence, to play with, | let them drop
among the heather. | recovered me,
but not the other. and had to leave it.
amt went home crying bitterly. | re-
commend o 10 90 and hook Tor it. |
am confident It IS there, still; and 1t Will
be hard enough to find.
Dr.. Daniel Rutherford. though Profess
sor If Botany in the University Of Edin-
burg. cared little for that science and
always lectured a. though he owed it 3
grudge. He depended very much for
the success Of his demonstrations III the
classroom upon his head-gardener.
McNab, al excellent man, who bore
with patience the rough usage Of the
professor.
McNab used to stand ut a respectable
distance behind the table on which he
had arranged the specimens. mir.
McNab, the professor would call, tes-
tIIy, to his assistant, after searching in
vain for the specimen TO illustrate his
next topic, Mr., McNab, bring me the
Aconttlm napeLj1tS. You have forgotten
Ac0nttum nupeL2ls."
Upon which McNab would quietly
step up to him, lift the plant from under
his nose, put It into his hand, and step
back to his place, without saying y
word or changing MS countenance.
The professor detested foul smells,
yet an ilI-smelling plant 50 fascinated
him that he always put it to his nose.
'Gentlemen,}/ said he, one day, to his
class. holding up a specimen, this is
the henbane plant-the H~yoscyonl1ls
niger of L1nnaeus. 1t is known by sew
eral peculiarities'-menti0ning them.
IT may also be known by a very dis
agreeable odor, a most offensive odor,"
whereupon he would raise the plant to
his nose, take a Whit or TWO which
seemed to choke him. and call out, in q
cross tone. Take it away, Mr.. McNab!
take it away!'-I0uth's C~0mpaa1to..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-10-22
GOOse-H in Dakota.

A correspondent II the Philadelphia
Telegraph sav,: A g~oo~e-hunt5ng ex-
petition in Dakota requires extensive
paraphernalia. There are 40 rvonv
farmhonses on the plains in which one
may spend the nlc.ft. Hunters must,
therefore, take with them a tent for
covering blankets for beds, wood u
burn flor al wood here j. hau.ei .ane
distances from the Missouri battamG.
provisions and drink. Tn ~iSan .e.Aaa
ctnntrv, and If YOU tim. a hor>e tina,
na> 2 well. the chances are ,4e @a,.r J.
too full Of aikatl to be d~rInhahleS w
looked when we started Ike parts 4
emigrants III search of Il new uoue.
One large wagon. drawn br a par al
mules. was p5lrd high W. caa1u .attit,
provisions. etc. and >~uttnonu.-t ~ Two
crates containing a 1ozau tanned ~4.3
geeSe-our decoys, IN another wagon
We rode. with guns and ot4er IGN,
articles.
a hunters c~oncea,ment i'm Il so.>a-
pit i very perfect, unless the sl~ tie
SO high tnat they can look ir..#N mite
IL 10 deceive even the ~. ,-a-t'Ecr~
we wore hats. the Hops IF ul..a con
sisted of the backs and hcai- ot -1uttctt
wild geese. WITH this e4anm-a3 So
merely added TO the nuMher 1T or
decfy~ a. We turned Cur heads tta+n
side TO side, Nhi.e hidn. in a r.t a.
fords almost perfect coneea3mtfi:, TIC
situation i. not a luxurious o1e.or tile
hunter. The ulud drifts the soft a.ach
dirt unon 4.m, the morning MI i apt -
chill MIN. and his quarter, are -
ore that even wft6 4sI94rtt - -
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-10-22
WIT AND HUMOR

A CORE. p1n4e'r "ah1@ q isl " w me
0I' .".N.s ~. t.,15 o'hooE - bo-
en- v,..h p. .Ia ~ ve have forgot
S.' 49, -,I.r n~Fna+r-n7ne.
u.. U.l[.f
w.. .
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,+ a.. .,y.. pa
.Ia 49,. t,5 ..y. How do Won
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tm, Ja,n ja,.n
ne nam. - . I'{LH ~ - 80
49,, ar. = n.a. .a4i.y't and attach
-. 49,. ,n@,o =. u,II hen consider
-. aM'.,,tt i, veil II. unrth to ~.
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Ho' = w. - -. ~
b-"I. INK !, v'3I ~ seen, j. v.ry
,rlob more IL tficrf1t If compliance than
trc t,.t v.r.fnn J.ar.U fnl~gn
,., ~ 49,.
'"'s)' EoH remember ne a-hea' ne
H'lo' 81 1.g sa,-n-' ~ ~"
r..t- ~ ra,a ,nr,a,+an ii.
-. INT I think he must have been q
l-...,.foh.a MANY. y Sun.
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t:ra3 a. - alI',I ,Isa ~
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he added. III Lively. !. Sun.
T,.o -,,no s.1elotias at N.cr.s ro
l,r,.r .,,an7s.s ,bov nass 49,. rnlJ,
nys- ~. rn,,ntar Said one. .To1' re a
moan old thino'n said the o4hor.
Ynn-r a - I.sner.on" And now
a IN ,batr L..rts Inn
..)4 ton know. my friend he said
s~nrnu4niv ia +hn tra,nn ..xvhat whisky
cn.,s yon?3 Yes SIR" responded the
tra,u6 sadIv IL costs me sc cents a
gaI.on when have money enouoh 70
Inv il that way. buf IT., too mucn =
~ uu
"ItoIe on dar.o said a colored man,
ha,liu., his acquaintance, does YER
cross Ter street cherry time yer secs me
to keen. from payinS da, biupn mo
d1~n't" ..What den?n Ger
Lr.n from holm a.od fn,, # n-Terua
,~,Jl,ugx.
.Y.s Mr.. OIdboy - she simnnred ~
bay, seen u springs. Would YOU
linn. it?" well YES, ma'am, | don't
know but what would" Mr.. Oldboy
said. and | Guess some Of them SPRINGS
mast have been very backward"3
I4yuer's Bazar.
..Wbat j. fujno our insane asvlumspn
ask, natent medicine advertisements.
/ Well, there are $3.50 brass bands in
rim. country at tine prosant ti,na ard
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-04-22
Another Art Craze.

The latest art work among
ladies is known as the French
Craze" for decorating china, glass
ware, etc. 1t is something entire
ly new, and is both profitable and
fascinating. 1t is very popular in
New York, Boston and other
Eastern cities. To ladies desiring
to learn the Art, we will send an
elegant china PLAGUE (size Ii
inches, handsomely decorated
for a model, together with box of
material, 100 colored designs as
sorted in flowers, animals, soldiers,
landscapes, etc, complete, with
full instructions, upon receipt OF
only S1.00. The PLAGUE alone is
worth more than the amount
charged. To every lady ordering
this outfit who encloses the adj
dress of five other ladies interested
in Art matters, to whom we can
sail our new catalogue of Art
goods, we will enclose extra and
without charge, a beautiful 30 inch
old-tinted PLAGUE
Address, The EMPIRE News Co
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-04-22
Cultivation of Crops.

After seed has come up, the fire.
quent stirring of the soil will
prove beneficial. It is not gener-
ally necessary to caution any one
against stirring the soil too fire.
quently, still this may, not impos-
sibly, be sometimes overdone, at
least as regarded from a financial
point of view. Following a rain,
and after the land is dried suffi-
GENTLY to be in good working
condition, is the best possible
time for giving the soil thorough
stirring; for then it will be left in a
fresh, lively condition, that will
give the growing crop a surprising
start.
1t may be we'll to note here that
it is not profitable to stir the soil
when it is too wet, or to hoe crops
when they are dripping with wat
ter, as some people do; even
cabbages, celery and turnips are
not benefited, if indeed they escape
serious Injury, under such treat
ment.
In cultivating crops of any den
cription, it is necessary to bear is
mind that, when they are young,
growing rapidly, it will be proper
to cultivate deeper and nearer to
the plants than at a latter stage,
when growth is not SO rapid. At
the later stage, such active cult
Walton would have tendency
to ripen off the crop, rather than
promote Its growth.
During a dry season, or a period
OF extended drought, the more
frequently the soil is stirred around
a growing crop the better, as the
loosening up of the surface soil
will draw the moisture from below
upwards, within reach of the feed
ing roots of the plant, and thus
enable them to absorb j..
In the case OF any crop planted
in rows, it is a good plan to stir
the soil and cut down the weeds,
Immediately after the plants come
up, in the following manner. Take
an ordinary harrow and remove
the front tooth; then drive along
each row of plants, keeping it
exactly between the horses and
central to the harrow. This har-
rowing will not disturb them in
the least, and just at this stage
will promote their growth supris-
ingly. The weeds, of course, will
not be exterminated entirely: but
their first early growth will be
etfectually destroyed, and they will
more easily be kept under during
the rest of the season.
Parasitic insects and vegetable
parasites Ito which latter class
belong smut, blight, mildew, etc.
cause heavy losses and disappoint-
ments to all cultivators of the land
both on farms and in gardens.
The more thrifty the habit and
condition of the plants, the less